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On International Domestic Workers’ Day, a radical of astir 150 home workers successful the city, nether the banner of Domestic Workers’ Rights Union Karnataka, submitted a memorandum to the Additional Labour Commissioner demanding a model for a robust grievance redressal mechanics for the workers and consultation with the workers connected the draught of the Karnataka Domestic Workers Social Security Bill 2025.
Noting that a weaker mentation of the Draft Bill was discussed successful the Cabinet recently, the national demanded that a consultation connected the Bill successful Kannada beryllium held with workers earlier approval. “After objections from the public, chiefly employers, a precise anemic Bill was placed earlier the Cabinet recently. Our continued discussions with the Labour Secretary came to a halt with the alteration of the Cabinet, with the caller enactment of Mr. D.K. Shivakumar… After the governmental changes settee down, we petition a afloat consultation connected the Draft Bill successful Kannada,” the memorandum read.
As discussions connected the Bill are ongoing, the workers projected mounting up a grievance redressal mechanics to guarantee home workers’ law rights to safety, wellness and societal protection. They pointed retired that a model for this already exists successful the Janaspandana portal.
The memorandum further demanded the constitution of a Domestic Workers Taskforce with a dedicated helpline to code instances of inhumane attraction by employers, stringent enactment against those progressive successful trafficking and exploitation of home workers, astute paper facilities and mishap security sum for elder home workers, ratification of the ILO Convention 189, and implementation of the Karnataka High Court’s 2015 guidelines connected trafficking, among others.
